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Gestapo

Official secret police of Nazi Germany

Also known as Geheime Staatspolizei

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The Geheime Staatspolizei, was the official secret police of Nazi Germany and in German-occupied Europe.

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Founded by: Hermann Göring
Applies to jurisdiction: Nazi Germany(since 1936)
Follows: Prussian Secret Police
Chair: Rudolf Diels(1933–1934)
Reinhard Heydrich(1934–1939)
Heinrich Müller(1939–1945)
Dissolved: May 8, 1945
October 10, 1945 applies to part: legal status · end cause: Control Council Act #2
Headquarters: Prinz-Albrecht-Palais
Official name: Geheime Staatspolizei
Parent: Reich Main Security Office(1939–1945)
Replaces: Prussian Secret Police
Different from: Geheime Feldpolizei
Native label: Gestapo
Members / parts: Q133575633
Child organization or unit: Q133575633
Participant in: Night of the Long Knives

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